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Norton Creek-Prairie Creek

In the Smoky Mountains

Trail15 km · 9 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Miner Creek-Prairie 0.8 mi · 1.4 kmExplore Smoky Mountains →

Sawtooth National ForestSawtooth National ForestAlden Gulch · Sawtooth National ForestApollo Creek · Sawtooth National ForestBaker Ck - Norton Cr · Sawtooth National ForestEasley Gulch Aka Curlies · Sawtooth National ForestMill Creek · Sawtooth National ForestMiner Creek-Prairie · Sawtooth National ForestMule Creek · Sawtooth National ForestNarrow Creek · Sawtooth National ForestNorton-Miner Canyon · Sawtooth National ForestRoyal Gorge · Sawtooth National ForestWest Fork Prairie Creek · Sawtooth National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 16–22 °C (61–72 °F)

  1. J-4°-13°118
  2. F-3°-12°91
  3. M1°-9°90
  4. A4°-7°73
  5. M9°-3°86
  6. J16°2°78
  7. J22°7°33
  8. A21°6°35
  9. S16°2°39
  10. O8°-3°72
  11. N0°-11°106
  12. D-5°-14°158

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Norton Creek-Prairie Creek is a trail of about 15 km (9 mi) in Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, United States of America. It is in the Smoky Mountains. It lies about 22 km west of Ketchum.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
15 km · 9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain range
Smoky Mountains (Rocky Mountains › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
22 km W of Ketchum (Blaine County, Idaho) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Sawtooth National Forest
Connects to
Baker Ck - Norton Cr, Norton-Miner Canyon (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Idaho
Continent
North America
Route centre
43.7488, -114.6631
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Miner Creek-Prairie

0.8 mi · 1.4 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Norton-Miner Canyon

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Royal Gorge

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Mill Creek

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Baker Ck - Norton Cr

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Sawtooth National Forest

Apollo Creek

2.9 mi · 4.6 km · Sawtooth National Forest

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